 this  editing overview  has a lot of   w wikitext wikitext   examples you may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference while you edit each of the topics covered here is covered somewhere else in more detail please look in the box on the right for the topic you are interested in editing basics editing basics editing basics ;start editing to start editing a w mediawiki mediawiki page click on the  edit this page  or just  edit  link at one of its edges this will bring you to the  edit page  a page with a text box containing the   w wikitext wikitext   the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage  if you just want to experiment please do so in the ns 4 sandbox sandbox not here  ;summarize your changes you should write a short help edit summary edit summary in the small field below the edit-box you may use shorthand to describe your changes as described in the ns 4 edit summary legend legend ;preview before saving when you have finished press help show preview preview to see how your changes will look --  before  you make them permanent repeat the edit preview process until you are satisfied then click save and your changes will be immediately applied to the article help wikitext quick reference -- edit this at help wikitext quick reference -- help editing tips and tricks -- edit this at help editing tips and tricks -- minor edits minor edits minor edits a help logging in logged-in user can mark an edit as minor help minor edit minor edit edits are generally spelling corrections formatting and minor rearrangement of text users may choose to  hide  minor edits when viewing help recent changes recent changes marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad wikiquette if you have accidentally marked an edit as minor make a help dummy edit dummy edit verify that the   &nbsp; this is a minor edit  check-box is unchecked and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor see also help editing faq help automatic conversion of wikitext help calculation help editing toolbar help html in wikitext help administration#page_protection protecting pages help starting a new page help variable w usemodwiki usemodwiki and w wikipedia php script wikipedia php script w html element html elements w en user pilaf live preview live preview - a way to preview your edits without contacting the server image special characters verdana ie png - shows special characters with codes and also shows problem characters tim fs - font size tim co - color tiw en hidden begin - showing and hiding text using javascript external links special characters in html h f enname editing 